http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/15831/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/municipal-politics-and-halifaxs-mayor/34583 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> ...and citizen participation </div> </div> </div> <p>So the mayor is in.</p> <p>To no one&rsquo;s surprise, Mike Savage has laid his cards on the table and announced he&rsquo;s running for re-election for Halifax council&rsquo;s top job in October&rsquo;s municipal vote.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/municipal-politics-and-halifaxs-mayor/34583" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/municipal-politics-and-halifaxs-mayor/34583#comments Michael Lightstone Governance Municipal elections municipal governance Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:18:20 +0000 Moira Peters 34583 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/federal-ndp-leadership-review-where-does-mulcair-s/34531 <p>These are not glorious days for Nova Scotia&rsquo;s New Democrats.
</p> <p>In last October&rsquo;s general election, the federal NDP dropped to third place from its previous standing as the Official Opposition. It failed to win a single seat in this province and the rest of Atlantic Canada, as the Liberals steamrolled to victory at the polls.
</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/federal-ndp-leadership-review-where-does-mulcair-s/34531" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/federal-ndp-leadership-review-where-does-mulcair-s/34531#comments Michael Lightstone Governance Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:16:18 +0000 Moira Peters 34531 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca